''Din of Ecstasy'' is the second studio album by singer-songwriter and guitarist,

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. It was released on

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in 1995. It was produced primarily by John Custer and Chris Whitley. The album was recorded by Steve Melton (assisted by

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and Kent Bruce) and mixed by

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at Muscle Shoals Sound in

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as well as Baby Monster,

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, and

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in New York City. In 2014 Danny Kadar published an alternative version of the album on

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without the additional effects in the official versio

Track listing

All tracks written by Chris Whitley unless otherwise noted. # "Narcotic Prayer" – 3:45 # "Never" – 2:48 # "Know" – 3:47 # "O God My Heart Is Ready" – 3:13 # "Can't Get Off" – 4:03 # "God Thing" – 4:49 # "Din" – 3:15 # "New Machine" – 3:18 # "Some Candy Talking" (

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and William Reid –

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) – 4:13 # "Guns & Dolls" – 3:30 # "WPL" – 3:09 # "Ultraglide" # "Days of Obligation" (hidden track) – 7:41 "O God My Heart Is Ready" and "Din" were released as singles.

Personnel

*Chris Whitley – vocals and guitars *Dougie Bowne – drums, percussion, and co-production (9) *Alan Gevaert – bass,

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, and low end noise

Additional personnel

*Andy Rosen –

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(1) *Dan Whitley – lead guitar (4) *Louis Lepore – lead guitar (13)

References

{{Authority control 1995 albums Chris Whitley albums Work Records albums Columbia Records albums